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Totally agreed. Not changing the venue and not even sequestering the jury clearly shows this was a show trial to get mob justice.
I am not the "back the blue" types as I believe spineless cops who only listen to what their boss tells them instead of upholding the constitution are the same ones who will probably one day arrive at your doo…
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Totally agreed. Not changing the venue and not even sequestering the jury clearly shows this was a show trial to get mob justice.
I am not the "back the blue" types as I believe spineless cops who only listen to what their boss tells them instead of upholding the constitution are the same ones who will probably one day arrive at your door step to disarm you - just like they did with arresting innocent business owners who just tried to make a living over the last year. You could hold a back the blue rally and police would stand by and watch as Antifa decapitates you and then curbstomp your severed head because it doesn’t have a mask on it.
But that doesn't make this absolute bullshit trial given to Chauvin fair. One of the alternate jury members herself admitted she was scared of the riots. She even clearly showed she was emotionally manipulated because she seemed to claim Floyd died because of a fake bill - something one can only believe if they paid no attention to the evidence presented during the trial and just believe the media lies. Then we have people like Maxine Waters threatening the jury, Governor of Minnesota, Biden all doing the same, the incompetent judge refusing to sequester the jury or even change the venue - all these clearly show Chauvin (someone we may hate) had his rights to a fair trial violated. If we don't speak up about this when it's happening to someone we may hate, then we ourselves will be on the receiving end very very soon. And when that day comes, there may not be anyone left to speak out against it.
The same old axiom by Democrats and the faction of RINO Republicans. They create a problem with their poor governance and then pretend to have the solution. The solution is always more of the same after you scratch the new paint job.
Thanks, and the last point you made is why I feel very strongly about this issue. The following was written by Alan Dershowitz in referencing the ACLU. "Unfortunately, however, over the last several years it has turned from being a neutral civil liberties organization to a left wing, agenda-driven group that protects its contributors and constituents while ignoring the civil liberties of Americans with whom it disagrees." I thought that's what Greenwald's article referenced as well.
Go watch "Berkeley in the 1960's" and watch what the police did to the hippies in the 60's for protesting in Berkeley. Where citizens got permanently blinded because the police used shotguns.
Everything you are saying is the same thing I am saying but you are getting bogged down in details and diluting the message.
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Thats it. Thats the whole issue. Stop worrying about details and stay on message because we agree :)